The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-26
The DAYS of Pools Numbered.

telegram from Chicago says: Compilations
have arisen during the last few DAYS which make
it q ute certain that the Central Traffic Associa-
ton will be dissolved within a very few days
The local pool from Peoria has already received
its death blow, and is now thing of the past.
The Indianapolis pool is in almost as bad con-
dition and with the departure of Joint Agent NJ.
L. Doherty, Feb. /, for his field of duties as
commercial agent of the Eastern Wabash at st.
Louis, it will also become imperative Under
these circumstances it is believed that it will be
impossible to keep up the various local pools
from other association points" It is noticeable
that quite respectable per cent. of the railroad
officials pleased with the feature of the inter-
state-commerce bill which does away with pools.
The fact of the business is that the polling sys-
tenn isinherently selfish one, and was sometimes
used to 'freeze out" competition and to inJure
communities. A case in point is afforded In the
first annual report of the Railroad Commission
er Of Colorado It is therein stated that IN con-
sequence of the tripartite agreement between
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Denver q
Rio Grande and the Union Pacific companies,
the lastnamed road refused to interchange traf
fc with the Denver & New Orleans line under
| arrangements for through rates and continu-
Gus shipment This line was prepared to guar
antee from asingle shipper business which wonld
| amount to train load day for months bnt the
business was refused, and the interests OF ship
| pers at Pueblo and Colorado Springs were serl-
| ously injured and the business of the whole re-
glon nterfered with, because of this discrimlna-
| ton against road which was in competition
with one of the roads in the pool" In like man
| ner, the Union Pacific refused to take shipments
| of rails for the Colorado Midland road. except at
rate which was practically prohibitory.
| Not Disposed to Pay Up the Old Balances.
| A few mornings since the Journal, on good au-
thority, stated that trouble was brewing in the
st. Louis east-bound pool, and that two roads
had come out fatty and said they would not pay
| the balances under the old award, submit to
the rulings Of the committee arbitration,
which showed some partially, it was claimed. In
| commenting on the troubles II this pool, the st.
Louis Globe Democrat of this morning will say:
| "For some time past there have been ominous
mutterings in. the east-bound freight committee,
| which have threated storm liable to sweep II
| out of existence and the elimination of the
| trouble is close at hand. The settlement of the
old balances is the alleged cause of all the diff
| culties which have existed. 1t is claimed that
| for years past the Reynolds Bros, of Toledo.
have had an advantageous deal with the Wabash
| whereby they secured rates which debarred
| small dealers and elevators from competing with
| them, and il is further alleged that the Wabash
received 81 200 for shipments made through
| this firm alone. which was thereby kept out OF
the pool and as clear profit to the Wabash.
| The other lines in the committee kept close
watch upon those shipments. and, it is alleged
| discovered that the greater portion of the gralL
| consigned to Reynolds Brothers at Toledo passed
| through their hands, and at the proper time the
matter was sprung al a meeting OF the East
bound pool, resulting in the Wabash fatty re
| fusng to permit the business to be included al
| through traffic. There the matter stands, aut
the result of the trouble only be surmised